Trio sold cocaine out of Boonton Township home, authorities say

BOONTON TOWNSHIP — Two men and a woman allegedly used a home on Peach Tree Road to distribute cocaine, authorities said.

Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp and Boonton Township Police Chief Paul Fortunato said in a joint statement released Saturday the trio was charged following "a month-long investigation surrounding the distribution of cocaine" from the residence.

Adam Gray, 23, of Boonton Township, was arrested on June 21 on charges of second- and third-degree cocaine distribution, conspiracy to distribute cocaine and a third-degree charge for the possession of cocaine, Knapp and Fortunato said.

Vander L. Manocchio, 20, and Stefany Taboada, 19, both of Paterson, were also arrested and charged with second-degree possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute cocaine, they said. Manocchio was also charged with second-degree distribution of cocaine, they said.

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The trio was originally lodged in the Morris County Correctional Facility, but released after posting bail, Knapp and Fortunato said.

Bail for Gray and Taboada was set at $100,000 for each individual, while Manocchio's bail was $125,000, they said.

"The investigation is active and ongoing," they said. "No other information will be released at this time."

The joint statement did not indicate the reason the announcement was made weeks after the original arrests.

Anyone with information relating to these charges should contact the Boonton Township Police Department at 973-402-4000 or the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Unit at 973-285-6200.

Knapp and Fortunato thanked the Boonton Township Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff's Office, the Morris County Sheriff's Emergency Response Team, the Montville Township Police Department and Morris County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force for their roles in the arrests.